Tame Ugly Text

By TMO Staff

Nov 14th, 2000 3:00 PM EST

Taylor Design has updated their text editor/cleaner, TextSpresso, to version 1.7.2. TextSpresso allows users to "clean" text, such as email or attachments, to remove unnecessary characters for easier readability. TextSpresso also allows users to prepare text for transport via e-mail to another platform, insuring the document is readable once it reaches its destination. According to Taylor Design:

TextSpresso is an easy to use, professional level text editor and cleaner.
TextSpresso includes over 160 filters and can handle a wide range of tasks,
including:

Cleaning up E-mails, Web pages, MIME text documents, and other text
retrieved from the Internet.

Preparing text for the Internet to insure that it is readable regardless
of transport method or end destination. TextSpresso can prepare Mac text,
which may contain Internet incompatible special characters and formatting,
for E-mail, Usenet, and message boards.

Performing fast, multi-pattern data extraction, such as extracting URLis
from a web page.

Converting cross platform text files between Mac and PC with highly
accurate and complete special character preservation.

Preparing text documents for publishing in HTML on the World Wide Web.

Preparing documents for print publishing. TextSpresso can reformat text so
that it looks good in print and obeys many of the common spacing and
character rules of graphic design, saving publishers a great deal of time
and money.

TextSpresso is flexible and powerful without being hard to use, making it
ideal for both professional and casual use. TextSpresso is especially well
suited for publishers, Web designers, mail list administrators, and other
professional users who require exceptional flexibility and performance in
their daily text processing. Itis low in price and easy to use for the
casual user. Yet itis flexible enough to serve professional users and
replace multiple competing text cleaners, some costing up to three times as
much.

TextSpresso is available for US$29. You can find more information at the Taylor Design web site.